21 per hour - increasing to £13.00 per hour after 12 weeks probation.
Contract Type: Relief
Relief, We have excellent working hours which are: 8am start and 2pm finish OR 4.We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of Home Care Assistant to join our amazing team here at Home Instead based in Scarborough and surrounding areas.
Home Instead is the world's leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an excellent reputation we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We match our care Professionals to our clients based on mutual interests and hobbies to help build bonds of trust and enables us to provide personalised support. Home Instead York is a family-owned business providing the standard of care and support.
They will rely on you to listen carefully to what they need, take an interest in them, and deliver excellent care. The central and most important part of a care professional role with home instead is offering companionship and conversation. Each of our care professional's is matched to a client based on mutual interests and hobbies to encourage a strong relationship to develop.
We believe you need this understanding and bond to be able to care for someone as if they were a member of your own family. Indeed, many of our care professionals do not have formal experience of working as a carer before they join our team but have looked after a family member and want to make a difference to a person's life by using the experience they have gained.
Our service is companionship led and so a considerable responsibility of a care professional is to stimulate and encourage the client through a range of different activities that sustain or improve their quality of life. A care professional's responsibilities can also include accompanying clients to appointments and social events, light housekeeping, planning and preparing meals and helping with daily living routines including assisting with personal care.
You do not need any experience or particular qualifications to become a care professional. However, it would be useful to have some experience of working in a care setting or interacting with people. This could be personal experience of caring for a family member or voluntary experience. You will enjoy building professional friendships and comfortable in spending time in the company of others.
Benefits / Package
Market leading hourly wage of £12.21 per hour - Increasing to £13.00 per hour after 12 weeks probation.
Paid travel allowance in between calls (at the same rate) 45p per mile travel expenses
Your MOT paid for each year
Investment in your personal development - level 2 and 3 supported
Staff holiday home - you get to use our holiday home in Northumberland
Employee referral bonus programme - £250 for each referral A well-established homecare provider who invests in their team
Ongoing training and development.
Career progression opportunities.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.*
*We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*
Together we can Make Care Matter.
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